Articles on Methadone
Methadone doctors have to have many qualifications as well as the ability to understand the needs of their patients. While you may have decided to go to a methadone clinic or treatment center for help with your opioid addiction, it can be difficult to decide which facility is best for you. Remembering that your doctor ….
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Methadone maintenance treatment and Suboxone treatment are both very specific treatment types that are used on patients who are addicted to opioids. While someone who has been abusing these drugs and needs treatment may have a difficult choice, it is hard to say which of these is better: based on an individual’s specific needs, one ….
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Methadone maintenance programs actually have the effect of changing your life for the better without taking you away from everything that matters. With methadone maintenance, you can help yourself get back on track from opioid addiction and still be able to live your life. How Will a Methadone Program Change My Life? According to Harvard ….
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For decades, methadone has been an effective medication used in the treatment of opioid addictions, but more recently, it has gained popularity as a narcotic pain relief medication. The misuse, abuse, and diversions of methadone make it one of the most dangerous drugs in existence today. Methadone Facts As the access to methadone increases, there ….
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1) Stable Functioning Methadone is a synthetic opioid that lasts for 24 hours or more and because it is metabolized differently than opioids, it can actually build up the person’s body to last longer. For most people undergoing methadone maintenance treatment, this is beneficial because methadone is used to block the effects of other opioids, ….
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The chemical structure of methadone began in Germany in 1937 when scientists were searching for a pain killing drug that was not as addictive as morphine. During World War II, Germany began synthesizing the chemical, they called, Hoechst, to replace the short supplies of morphine and other analgesics. Commercial manufacturing began in 1939, and despite ….
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Are you or your loved one in need of a free methadone clinic? Do you need information on where they are and how much assistance would be available to you? There are free methadone clinics and you do have options. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse every year drug abuse and addiction to ….
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Methadone has been associated with the treatment of heroin addictions since it was introduced in the 1960’s. In the 1990’s it became an acceptable pain management treatment for those suffering from chronic pain such as cancer or other life threatening illnesses. All that has changed and now, methadone is being, inappropriately, prescribed for more common ….
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Opioid pain relievers (OPR) can be natural, synthetic, or semi-synthetic and they all work in similar ways to bind and influence opioid receptors affecting the brain and central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain. Methadone is a synthetic opioid that has long been used in the treatment of heroin addictions to alleviate withdrawals and cravings ….
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When methadone is taken as directed in methadone maintenance therapy (MMT), it “will not cause euphoria”, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. It is a long lasting synthetic opioid that binds to the same opioid receptors in the brain producing gradual and milder effects. It blocks the effects of other opioids and ….
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